maltreated

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They have described using such tools as a moral imperative, insisting that child welfare officials should draw from all data at their disposal to make sure children aren’t maltreated.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

"There were those who treated us like humans, they understood us and sympathised with us. I can’t say that everyone was bad and maltreated us. It depended on the person," she said.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

No matter what, indigenous women have to deal with the fact that our stories occasionally will be maltreated even after we reach assemblages of success.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Because of that, a pediatrician might encourage preventative psychotherapy or, more draconically, perhaps child services will check in to ensure he’s not being maltreated.

From Slate • May 23, 2018

It was strange that his feet, thus, he blindly maltreated, Debased his escheat and his comfort defeated!

From The Story of an Ostrich An Allegory and Humorous Satire in Rhyme. by Isaacs, Judd